Best Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe
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| Serves | 24 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 18 minutes |
| Total time | 38 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Gourmet, Pre-preparable |
| Occasion | Easter |
This is the Best Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe ever! It's moist and fluffy, topped with the most incredible cream cheese frosting! Great for Easter dessert!
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup oil (any mild flavored oil is fine)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- 2/3 cups buttermilk
- 1lb fresh grated carrots
Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 8oz cream cheese (softened)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
| Cake | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a large mixing bowl, beat together oil, sugars, and vanilla. Mix in eggs, one at a time. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Add half of the butter milk to the oil and sugar mixture and mix well. Then add half of the flour mixture, mixing slowly. Repeat until everything is mixed well. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Stir in grated carrots and pour batter into well greased 12x18x1" sheet pan. Bake 16-19 minutes or until tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with moist (not wet) crumbs. Allow to cool completely. | |
| Frosting | |
| Step 5 | |
| In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until very fluffy and smooth. | |
| Step 6 | |
| Add vanilla and sugar and beat on low until incorporated. Beat on high for 3 minutes or until very fluffy and creamy. Spread over cooled cake. Store covered at room temperature up to 24 hours or refrigerated for up to 5 days. | |
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Mandy says
I think I’m missing something. Where is the recipe?
Stephanie Brubaker says
If you scroll down past the photos, it’s there at the end of the post. Hope you enjoy!
Ellen says
How long should a 13×9 cake bake?
Stephanie Brubaker says
I would start testing at 25 minutes. Enjoy!
Rose Martine says
Wow! That looks super delicious! Great recipe!